# Earth anthem

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{{Short description|Theoretical song that represents Earth}}
{{Distinguish|text=[Earth Song](/source/Earth_Song) or [World Anthem](/source/World_Anthem)}}

[[File:The Blue Marble, AS17-148-22727.jpg|thumb|right|''[The Blue Marble](/source/The_Blue_Marble)'', planet Earth as seen from [Apollo 17](/source/Apollo_17)]]

An '''Earth anthem''' is a celebratory song or a musical composition that [eulogize](/source/Eulogy)s, extols or exalts planet [Earth](/source/Earth).

==History==
===Songs composed for the United Nations===

==== Voices for Today ====
"Voices for Today" is a song composed by [Benjamin Britten](/source/Benjamin_Britten) in 1965 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations). The lyrics are based on [Virgil](/source/Virgil)’s [fourth](/source/Eclogue_4) [Eclogue](/source/Eclogues).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fabermusic.com/shop/voices-for-today-d13129 | title=Voices for Today (Benjamin Britten) Digital Sheet Music|website=Fabermusic.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abebooks.co.uk/sheet-music/VOICES-TODAY-Op.75-Anthem-Chorus-Men/1036995755/bd | title=VOICES FOR TODAY Op.75, Anthem for Chorus (Men, Women & Children). Writeen for the 20th Anniversary of the United Nations 24 October 1965. By Britten, Benjamin: (1965) First Edition. Sheet Music &#124; Edinburgh Books|website=Abebooks.co.uk }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com/2013/12/20/listening-to-britten-voices-for-today-op-75/ | title=Listening to Britten – Voices for Today, Op.75|website=Goodmorningbritten.wordpress.com| date=20 December 2013 }}</ref>

==== Hymn to the United Nations ====
{{main|Hymn to the United Nations}}
On the request of then [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) [Secretary-General](/source/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations) [U Thant](/source/U_Thant), a "Hymn to the United Nations" was performed on the occasion of its 26th anniversary, on October 24, 1971, by [Pablo Casals](/source/Pablo_Casals), the lyrics to which were penned by the poet [W. H. Auden](/source/W._H._Auden).<ref name="bare_url">{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalanthems.info/uno.htm|title=United Nations|website=Nationalanthems.info|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="ref202">{{cite web|url=http://202.166.193.40/the-kathmandu-post/2013/05/24/on-saturday/voices/249135.html|title=Voices : An anthem for the Earth|website=The-kathmandu-post|access-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130630195330/http://202.166.193.40/the-kathmandu-post/2013/05/24/on-saturday/voices/249135.html|archivedate=30 June 2013}}</ref>

=== Call for an official Earth anthem ===
In January 2014, [Abhay K.](/source/Abhay_Kumar) of the United Nations Permanent Delegation of India cited a need for a global anthem.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |date=February 27, 2014 |title=UNESCO finds Indian poet-diplomat's idea of an Earth Anthem inspiring |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/unesco-finds-indian-poet-diplomat-s-idea-of-an-earth-anthem-inspiring-114022700403_1.html |work=Business Standard}}</ref> While UNESCO's assistant director general Éric Falt agreed it was necessary but claimed UNESCO "lack[ed the] resources to organize an online global competition to select an Earth Anthem".<ref name=":3" />

=== Songs about Earth ===
There are a number of songs or a musical composition that eulogizes, extols or exalts the planet Earth. 

In 1968, [The Turtles](/source/The_Turtles) released "Earth Anthem" on their fourth studio album, ''[The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands](/source/The_Turtles_Present_the_Battle_of_the_Bands).'' In 2003, [Dan Fogelberg](/source/Dan_Fogelberg) covered this as the last song of his album, ''Full Circle''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dan Fogelberg - Earth Anthem Lyrics - SongMeanings |url=http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/3530822107859183561/ |access-date=29 September 2014 |work=Songmeanings.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5763716-Dan-Fogelberg-Full-Circle|title=Dan Fogelberg : Full Circle|website=Discogs.com|access-date=Aug 6, 2024}}</ref>

"Mother Earth (Natural Anthem)" by [Neil Young](/source/Neil_Young), "[Earth Song](/source/Earth_Song)" by [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/breakingnews/view/63279/Michael-Jackson-s-Earth-Song-is-top-BRITs-performance/|title=STAR Magazine: Hottest Celeb website :: Breaking News :: Michael Jackson's Earth Song is top BRITs performance|publisher=|access-date=2014-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160321024841/http://www.star-magazine.co.uk/breakingnews/view/63279/michael-jackson-s-earth-song-is-top-brits-performance|archive-date=2016-03-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> "[Earth](/source/Earth_(song))" by [Lil Dicky](/source/Lil_Dicky), and "Earth Anthem" by [Abhay Kumar](/source/Abhay_Kumar) are other examples of popular music with Earth as a theme.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nepal-africa-film-festival-opens-with-earth-anthem-113061900686_1.html|title=Nepal-Africa film festival opens with 'Earth Anthem'|author=|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=19 June 2013|access-date=29 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Inspiring+Earth+Anthem&NewsID=379348|title=The Himalayan Times : Inspiring Earth Anthem - Detail News : Nepal News Portal|work=Thehimalayantimes|access-date=29 September 2014|archive-date=21 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021012958/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Inspiring+Earth+Anthem&NewsID=379348|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1990, lyricist Barbara Lee George first performed the "[Earth Day](/source/Earth_Day) Anthem" with the Children’s Chorus of [Sussex County](/source/Sussex_County%2C_New_Jersey),<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=daniel |date=2017-09-02 |title=Earth Day Anthem {{!}} Barbara Lee George Music |url=https://barbarageorgemusic.com/earth-day-anthem/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130181255/https://barbarageorgemusic.com/earth-day-anthem/ |archive-date=November 30, 2023 |access-date=2024-08-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> sung to the tune of Beethoven's "[Ode to Joy](/source/Ode_to_Joy)".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Evans |first1=Sophie |title=What is Earth Day 2016? Everything you need to know about the environmental event |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/what-earth-day-2016-everything-7795111 |date=April 22, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903032445/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/what-earth-day-2016-everything-7795111 |publisher=Mirror |archivedate=2016-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Earth Day 2016: What it's all about and why it's extremely important|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/earth-day-environment-pollution-paris-climate-2743580.html|publisher=First Post|date=Apr 22, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Saldana|first1=Janel|title=Earth Day 2016: Why Do We Celebrate Being Green? Find Out How The Holiday Originated|url=http://www.latintimes.com/earth-day-2016-why-do-we-celebrate-being-green-find-out-how-holiday-originated-381372|work=Latin Times|date=Apr 22, 2016}}</ref> New York state congressman [Benjamin Gilman](/source/Benjamin_Gilman) recommended that the United States adopt it as the official Earth anthem. It was nominated for a [Marcus Nobel United Earth](/source/Marcus_Nobel_United_Earth) Prize in 1992.<ref name=":0" /> George's song was first recorded in 2015 in collaboration with guitarist Al Orlo, producer [John Lissauer](/source/John_Lissauer), and singer [Vaneese Thomas](/source/Vaneese_Thomas) among others.<ref name=":0" />

In November of 2010, the UFO religion [Universe People](/source/Universe_People)'s website published an instrumental "New Earth Anthem".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-11-18 |title=Wayback Machine |url=http://www.universe-people.com:80/english/default_en.htm |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118094728/http://www.universe-people.com:80/english/default_en.htm |archive-date=2010-11-18 }}</ref>

In 2012, [Andrew Huang](/source/Andrew_Huang_(musician)) wrote a pop song titled "When The Lights Go Down" for [WWF-Canada](/source/WWF-Canada). This [Earth Hour](/source/Earth_Hour) anthem contained lyrics such as "Protecting the Earth is our message".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmwqfAFscaQ |title=WWF Earth Hour Anthem - - "When the lights go down" by Andrew Huang |date=2012-03-28 |last=WWF-Canada |access-date=2024-08-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljq6Q5K_dUo |title=WWF Team Earth Hour Anthem - Week 4 Message from Andrew Huang! |date=2012-03-28 |last=WWF-Canada |access-date=2024-08-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

The [world music](/source/world_music) ensemble, [Libana](/source/Libana), has recorded multiple songs dedicated to the Earth. Recorded in 1986, "Ancient Mother" and "The Earth is Our Mother" chants were part of ''Songs of the Sacred Wheel''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Laboucane |first=Shirley |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=coXc3eoI-4oC&dq=%22Libana%22+choir+earth&pg=PA153 |title=Walking the Path: The Cree to the Celtic |date=2012 |publisher=John Hunt Publishing |isbn=978-1-84694-705-6 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Earth Is Our Mother {{!}} Rise Up and Sing |url=https://www.riseupandsing.org/songs/earth-our-mother |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.riseupandsing.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Hollins |first=Etta R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T7iRAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Libana%22+choir+%22earth%22&pg=PA190 |title=Pathways To Success in School: Culturally Responsive Teaching |date=March 1999 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-68168-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-03-15 |title=The Earth is our Mother |url=https://www.song-circle.com/en/world-songs/rainbow/the-earth-is-our-mother/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=SONG-CIRCLE |language=en-US}}</ref> Their 2024 single, "Gaia Now", addresses the effects of climate change with lyrics such as "Wake up now, [the Earth is flooding](/source/Effects_of_climate_change), rise up and protect her / Cry about your mama, she's our home, she is our mother".<ref>{{Cite web |title=LIBANA - Download Music |url=https://libana.com/download-music |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=libana.com}}</ref>

=== MindShare anthem ===
{{external media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUo0VeYUoPY World Anthem by Mindshare]|float=right}}In 1996, Denver composer John Guillot was working on a compilation CD of [national anthems](/source/List_of_national_anthems) when he "conceived of a single piece of music based on the common notes and tendencies of all of the world’s national anthems".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Fort Collins Foundation Shares "The World Anthem" With International Audiences |url=https://kingkoncert.com/memoirs/the-2000s/2002-2/ |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=King Koncert |language=en-US}}</ref> It was not meant to replace any anthem but rather to "bring its message of peace and understanding across national borderlines".<ref name=":1" /> 

In 2000, Guillot worked with professor [David Cope](/source/David_Cope) at the [University of California, Santa Cruz](/source/University_of_California%2C_Santa_Cruz), whose artificial musical intelligence program Experiments in Musical Intelligence (EMI) was able to generate a conglomeration of songs based on commonalities in lyrics and sheet music (such as phrases, notes, and melodies). Using files created by composer Stephen Bigger, "Guillot and Cope entered the [national anthems] into the program and the result was the words and music of 'The World Anthem'", which was completed by the year 2000.<ref name=":1" /> The Tommy E. Short Charitable Foundation provided a grant of an unknown sum to create an international recording.<ref name=":1" /> The music was recorded by an orchestra in [Prague](/source/Prague) with vocals from Los Angeles.<ref name=":1" /> 

The recording was first publicly heard at [Denver, Colorado](/source/Denver)'s [millennium celebration](/source/Millennium_celebrations) on Dec. 31, 2000, "at the stroke of midnight" in conjunction with [New Years' Eve](/source/New_Year's_Eve) fireworks.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2009-01-06 |title='World Anthem' at Graduation Sparks Anger |url=http://vision2020.moscow.com/Archives/2002/0206/msg00109.html |access-date=2024-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106050748/http://vision2020.moscow.com/Archives/2002/0206/msg00109.html |archive-date=2009-01-06 }}</ref>

The first live performance was in November 2001, by the [Colorado Symphony Orchestra](/source/Colorado_Symphony).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /> 

In 2001, it was performed in the 40th anniversary celebration of the [Peace Corps](/source/Peace_Corps) in Washington D.C.<ref name=":1" />

Circa 2002, the "World Anthem" was published by the Mindshare Institute and Foundation and used by the Praxis Peace Institute in Croatia.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=A Soothing Anthem For Everybody |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/31/arts/a-soothing-anthem-for-everybody.html?src=pm |access-date=29 September 2014 |newspaper=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)}}</ref> The same year, it was performed in the [Poudre High School](/source/Poudre_High_School) commencement and graduation at [Moby Arena](/source/Moby_Arena) at CSU. There, it was met with some criticism, such as by radio commentators [Mike Rosen](/source/Mike_Rosen) and [Peter Boyles](/source/Peter_Boyles), as well as [letters to the editors](/source/Letter_to_the_editor) of CSU publications. Opponents, who were usually parents of the students, claimed they were "offended" the [American national anthem](/source/The_Star-Spangled_Banner) was not played instead.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />

In 2006, the [United States Air Force Academy Band](/source/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Band) published its performance of the "World Anthem",<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGrKNKFBRu8 |title=World Anthem |date=2015-02-21 |last=United States Air Force Academy Band - Topic |access-date=2024-08-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref> conducted by Philip Chevallard and arranged by [Joseph T. Spaniola](/source/Joseph_Spaniola).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Recordings by Joseph T Spaniola {{!}} Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos |url=https://www.naxos.com/Bio/Person/Joseph_T_Spaniola/111638 |access-date=2024-08-06 |website=www.naxos.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-24 |title=Discography – Joseph T. Spaniola Music |url=https://josephspaniola.com/discography/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924113939/https://josephspaniola.com/discography/ |archive-date=2023-09-24 |access-date=2024-08-06}}</ref>

The music video was uploaded to YouTube in 2007.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUo0VeYUoPY |title=World Anthem |date=2007-03-24 |last=brian2day |access-date=2024-08-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref> The MindShare Institute of Fort Collins hired producer Brian Doubleday to contact more than 200 photographers around the world to contribute "faces of humanity" for the video.<ref name=":1" />

=== Reverend Billy & Earthalujah! ===
{{Main|Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping}}
Since at least 2011, [Reverend Billy](/source/Reverend_Billy_and_the_Church_of_Stop_Shopping) and the Earthalujah Choir has performed in front of the [Blue Marble](/source/The_Blue_Marble) flag, singing joyous songs that celebrate [environmentalism](/source/environmentalism) and [anti-consumerism](/source/anti-consumerism).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVkKQfNrOyA |title=Reverend Billy/Earthalujah Choir at Theatre 80 6/26/11 : The Canonization of Dr. Benjamin Barber |date=2011-06-28 |last=Phinnegan Phipps |access-date=2024-08-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

In 2020, Reverend Billy & The Stop Shopping Choir premiered "Earthalujah!", a rearrangement of the [Hallelujah chorus](/source/Messiah_Part_II) from [Handel](/source/George_Frideric_Handel)'s 1714 oratorio, ''[Messiah](/source/Messiah_(Handel))''. It was arranged by Nehemiah Luckett and Gregory Corbino with lyrics by Billy Talen.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJ30vhcFluk |title=Earthalujah! Earthalujah! Earthalujah! |date=2020-12-16 |last=Reverend Billy & The StopShopping Choir |access-date=2024-08-10 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

=== The Resolution Song ===
thumb|Sheet music of global song collaboration "The Resolution Song"|197x197px
Written in 2019, "The Resolution Song (The World on Our Shoulders)" is an ongoing global song project, made in collaboration with [Music Declares Emergency](/source/Music_Declares_Emergency). The song invites covers, celebrates human cultures, and declares humanity's shared responsibility to preserve the environment.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Columnist |first=Guest |date=2022-04-20 |title=Sing the Resolution Song for Earth Day |url=https://www.bigissue.com/news/environment/sing-the-resolution-song-for-earth-day/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Big Issue |language=en-US}}</ref> 

Individuals from the [World Wide Fund for Nature](/source/World_Wide_Fund_for_Nature), Decca, and [Extinction Rebellion](/source/Extinction_Rebellion) began work on the project, with the goal of "people in every country in the world singing the same song".<ref name=":7" /> The song was composed in a workshop by [Violet Skies](/source/Violet_Skies), [Låpsley](/source/L%C3%A5psley), and Robin Howl, who purposely made its arrangement and lyrics [public domain](/source/public_domain) and downloadable. Afterwards, volunteers reached out to musicians worldwide to cover the song.<ref name=":7" /> 

It premiered at the [December 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference](/source/2019_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference).<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2020-01-10 |title=Harpenden pupil opens song at UN Climate Conference to encourage action on the environment |url=https://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/21800994.harpenden-pupil-opens-song-un-climate-conference-encourage-action-environment/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Herts Advertiser |language=en}}</ref> Since then, it has been sung by thousands of people in over 100 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLANET RESOLUTION |url=https://planetresolution.com/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=planetresolution.com}}</ref> Its goal was to call for governments to enact [New Year's resolutions](/source/New_Year's_resolution) to resolve [the climate crisis](/source/Climate_crisis).<ref name=":5" /> In 2022, ''[NME](/source/NME)'' described the song as a "call for [peace](/source/peace), unity, global harmony and [action on climate](/source/Climate_action)" that celebrates the diversity of human culture.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Lavin |first=Will |date=April 20, 2022 |title=‘No Music On A Dead Planet’ announce plans for Earth Day |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/no-music-on-a-dead-planet-announce-plans-for-earth-day-3208809}}</ref> 
According to Planet Resolution, there is "at least one version of the song from every country on Earth".<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8msVRuIh7A&list=PLedYoadxc4Ojql840LaCEGKwkxLeyh1Dj&index=1 |title=RESOLUTION SONG - A global song for peace, unity and collaboration to protect our planet. |date=2022-04-21 |last=Planet Resolution |access-date=2024-10-13 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Project lead Abbey Wright summarized some global performers in 2022:<ref name=":7" /><blockquote> From a girl band in [Benin](/source/Benin) to a drill group in [Brazzaville, Congo](/source/Brazzaville) to the [Kuikuro people](/source/Kuikuro) in the Amazon; a [Mongolian](/source/Mongolian_language) nomadic herder, the [Georgian](/source/Georgia_(country)) State Opera Chorus, panpipers from the [Solomon Islands](/source/Solomon_Islands) and refugees from [Eritrea](/source/Eritrea), [Iran](/source/Iran) and [Syria](/source/Refugees_of_the_Syrian_civil_war). The song has been sung on the frontlines of climate change in [San Andrés](/source/San_Andr%C3%A9s_(island)), [Mozambique](/source/Mozambique), the [Marshall Islands](/source/Marshall_Islands), the [Antarctic](/source/Antarctic), [Haiti](/source/Haiti) and [The Maldives](/source/Maldives)...In [Sierra Leone](/source/Sierra_Leone), a group of street kids sing the song, as well as people from slums in [Uganda](/source/Uganda), [Kenya](/source/Kenya) and the brilliant [Recycled Orchestra from Paraguay](/source/Recycled_Orchestra_of_Cateura), who make instruments from rubbish and teach music to children from [Cateura](/source/Cateura)...<ref name=":7" /></blockquote>{{external media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8msVRuIh7A "Resolution Song", a conglomeration of video entries edited by Planet Resolution], 2022|float=right}}Celebrity supporters of the project include [Emma Thompson](/source/Emma_Thompson), [Keira Knightley](/source/Keira_Knightley), [Naomie Harris](/source/Naomie_Harris), [Bill Bailey](/source/Bill_Bailey), [Jodie Whittaker](/source/Jodie_Whittaker), and [Mark Rylance](/source/Mark_Rylance).<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=Resolution Song {{!}} UK |url=https://musicdeclares.net/gb/updates/resolution-song |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Music Declares Emergency |language=en-gb}}</ref>

Notable performers of the Resolution Song include:<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":8" />{{col-begin}}{{Col-3}}
* [Coldplay](/source/Coldplay)
* [Murkage Dave](/source/Murkage_Dave)
* [Declan McKenna](/source/Declan_McKenna)
* [The Weather Station](/source/The_Weather_Station)
* [Laura Misch](/source/Laura_Misch)
* [Brian Eno](/source/Brian_Eno)
* [KT Tunstall](/source/KT_Tunstall){{col-break}}
* [Annie Lennox](/source/Annie_Lennox)
* [The Wombats](/source/The_Wombats)
* [Meas Soksophea](/source/Meas_Soksophea) 
* [Soweto Gospel Choir](/source/Soweto_Gospel_Choir)
* [Stewart Sukuma](/source/Stewart_Sukuma)
* [Hot Chip](/source/Hot_Chip)
* [Naseer Shamma](/source/Naseer_Shamma){{Col-break}}{{Col-break}}{{col-end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|World}}
* [Anthems of international organizations](/source/Anthems_of_international_organizations)
* [Flag of Earth](/source/Flag_of_Earth)
* [Global citizenship](/source/Global_citizenship)
* [Olympic Hymn](/source/Olympic_Hymn)
* "[We Are the World](/source/We_Are_the_World)"

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

Category:Anthems

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